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Nitrate and nitrite

Kinkaid Area Water System

Nitrate and nitrite enter water from fertilizer runoff, septic tanks and urban runoff. These contaminants can cause oxygen deprivation for infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Click here to read more about nitrate.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.0800 ppm110.0800 ppm
20190.0800 ppm110.0800 ppm
20200.120 ppm110.120 ppm
20210.0200 ppm110.0200 ppm
20220.0700 ppm110.0700 ppm
20230.290 ppm110.290 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.14 ppm

The EWG health guideline of 0.14 parts per million, or ppm, for nitrate and nitrite is based on the equivalent health guideline for nitrate, as defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG. This guideline represents a one-in-one-million annual cancer risk level.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 10 ppm

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-10391663010.0800 ppm
2019-04-01436048010.0800 ppm
2020-04-14492349010.120 ppm
2021-04-06539765010.0200 ppm
2022-04-11582823010.0700 ppm
2023-04-11624378010.290 ppm